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MS makes Virtual Server R2 free

Just as I read about VMWare Server Beta 2 release in my inbox, I saw in Computerworld that Microsoft made Virtual Server R2 free:

"Virtual Server 2005 originally cost $999 and $499 for the Enterprise and Standard editions, respectively, when released in September 2004. Microsoft then released Virtual Server R2 at $199 and $99 for the Enterprise and Standard editions, respectively, in December.

Longtime virtualization market leader VMware Inc., which already had a free product called VMware Player, responded in February by making its GSX Server free. Meanwhile, Linux-based vendors such as XenSource Inc. and Virtual Iron Software Inc. are readying new or updated versions of their virtualization software.

With today’s change, Microsoft is eliminating the Standard edition and making its Enterprise edition available for download at no charge."

Posted by Laurent in Companies and Products, Microsoft, Technologies, Virtualization on April 3, 2006 11:55 PM |

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